Our Goals: What we’re demanding of ICE
Demands for the Building:
Demands for the Town:
Demands for the State:
Demands for the Federal Government:
Our Goals: What we’re asking of ourselves
Remain a nonviolent, inclusive peaceful protest for solidarity, education, and connection
● Show love and support for immigrants
● Express shame at ICE
● Remain focused on bearing witness without getting distracted
● Exchange knowledge and opportunities
Build the movement and achieve extreme solidarity
● “Regardless of your views on any other issues, if you support immigrants and their constitutional rights and are committed to nonviolence we want you to join us.”
Leverage our people power to:
● Support immigrants, advocacy organizations, and other protest actions
● Make ICE facility an inescapable feature of Burlington for residents and visitors
● Influence local, state, and federal officials
● Build relationships with local businesses
Our Tactics
Why are we not sitting in front of vans or blocking the street?
Why are we not shouting obscenities at the building?
Why do we emphasize safety and de-escalation?
Why do we use self-restraint and avoid cathartic responses?
We will never win hearts and minds with violence, only through peace.
Our CONSISTENCY – our weekly presence, our unwavering commitment to nonviolence, our singular focus on immigrants’ constitutional and human rights – is our power and the key to growing support and expanding our influence.
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